The picosecond laser for nonmechanical laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 467-469

  Krueger, Ronald R ^a   Juhasz, Tibor ^b   Gualano, Antonio ^c   Marchi, Vincenzo ^c  

^a Anheuser Busch Eye Institute at St Louis University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MYOPIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031873911     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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